Michael Paul Smith amazing photographer of dioramas, and Nik the guy who finds these amazing things!

For the full galleries of Michael's work http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/sets/ via: http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/a-fotografia-de-michael-paul-smith/
and http://fifties50s.blogspot.com/2012/04/michael-paul-smith.html

a new set of photos from Michael Paul Smith... one astonishing photographer

Found on http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/10/forced-perspective-model-car-photos/ via http://darkdraggon.tumblr.com/

For the previous two galleries of photos: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=michael+paul+smith

You might not know the name Michael Paul Smith, but you'll recognize the cool photography. Get this, his high school guidance councilor slammed him as useless

he said to this incredible artist, "you have no apparent creative talent that could be used for employment, go to work in the steel mills"

John Phillips column, Car and Driver, Feb 2016

3 galleries of his work: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Michael+Paul+Smith

new incredible photos of toy cars set in scenes to look regular full size, by Michael Paul Smith

found on http://blog.flickr.net/en/2013/10/04/crafting-scenes-of-iconic-americana/

A wonderful artist of automobile photography, who created marvelous dioramas so real people regularly mistook them for real life scenes photographed in the 50s and 60s, but a guy who did not drive, has passed on

it's a damn shame too, he was a unique innovator of car photos.

tip of the hat to https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/11/27/modeler-michael-paul-smith-permanently-moves-to-elgin-park-at-age-67/

Anyone else get a faint echo of Marwen and Hogancamp? 

The Palos Verdes Concours De Elegance is going to have the following cars on display

To help you plan your coverage of the 20th annual Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance, here is the list of entries in our 21 classes.

I — Delahaye

1909 Delahaye Type 32 , Gordon Wangers and Jennifer , Fallbrook

1935 Delahaye Type 138/135 Sport, Coupe Des Alpes, Tom and Deb Kazamek, Manhattan Beach

1936 Delahaye 135 Competition Disappearing Top Convertible by Figoni & Falaschi, Ken and Ann Smith, La Jolla

1937 Delahaye Type 135 Cabriolet by Figoni & Falaschi, Peter W. & Merle Mullin, Los Angeles

1939 Delahaye Type165 Cabriolet by Figoni & Falaschi, Peter W. & Merle Mullin, Los Angeles

1947 Delahaye 175S Cabriolet by Chapron, Paul Emple, Rancho Santa Fe

1947 Delahaye 135MS Cabriolet by Langenthol, Paul Burt, Lake Forest

1949 Delahaye 135M Cabriolet by Franay, Rob Wilkinson, Santa Barbara

II — French Coachwork

1912 De Dion Bouton Mod. DM Roadster by Flandrau & Co., Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar

1925 Hispano-Suiza H6b Cabriolet de Ville by Kellner, Don and Jackie Nichols, Lompoc

1930 Packard Mod. 745 Victoria by Letourneur et Marchand, Steve Snyder, Orange

1931 Bugatti Type 40A with Bugatti factory body, Ria van Daalen Wetters, Burbank

1931 Bugatti Type 51/Coupe by Louis Dubos, Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar

1933 Delage D8-S Drop-Head Coupe by Pourtout, Dennis Mitosinka, Santa Ana

1934 Voison C-25 Aerodyne, Peter W. & Merle Mullin, Los Angeles

1936 Bugatti Type 57 with Suisse Graber Coachwork, Liliane McCain, Beverly Hills

1937 Talbot Lago Type 150-C-SS Figoni & Falaschi Teardrop Coupe, Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar

1937 Bugatti Stelvio Convertible, Bruce and Raylene Meyer, Beverly Hills

1954 Citroen Type 11 CL Traction Avant, Christine Byrd, Studio City

III — American Classics Open (1925-1948)

1928 LaSalle 303 Roadster, Richard Stanley, Los Angeles

1929 Cord L29 Cabriolet, Gregory T. Vanley, Los Angeles

1929 Duesenberg Murphy Convertible Sedan, Adrien Labi (A&A Premier Classics), Santa Monica

1932 Chrysler CH Imperial Convertible Sedan, Dana & Lianne Graham, Rancho Palos Verdes

1932 Lincoln 248 KB Roadster, LeBaron, Tom and Shannon Hartman, Rancho Palos Verdes90275

1932 Auburn 8-100A Speedster, H. DeWayne Ashmead, Fruit Heights

1933 Marmon 2-Door Convertible Coupe, Aaron & Valerie Weiss, San Marino

1933 Duesenberg Rollston Convertible Victoria, Adrien Labi (A&A Premier Classics), Santa Monica

1935 Cadillac 355D Convertible Coupe, Glenn S. Streeter, Rancho Palos Verdes

1936 Packard 1408 4-Dr Convertible, V12, Stanley Zimmerman, El Segundo

1937 Cord 812 Sportsman Supercharged Cabriolet, Tony Vincent, West Hollywood

1937 Cadillac Series 60 Cabriolet, Todd & Anne Taricco, Rancho Palos Verdes

IV — American Classics Closed (1925

1931 Cadillac V-12 370-A, Steven Muccillo, Laguna Beach

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1938 Pierce Arrow 1803 ED Limousine, Hoyt Sullivan, San Dimas

1941 Cadillac Series 75 Limousine, Paige and Bill Baker, Jr., Santa Ana

VI — Ford Model A

1928 Ford Mod A Four Door Blindback, Mark Williamson, El Cajon

1928 Ford Mod A Special Coupe 49A, Bob Burdick, Laguna Niguel

1929 Ford AA Bus, Karl F. Wehrle, La Jolla

1929 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan, Garrison J. Karr, San Diego

1930 Ford Tudor Sedan, Robert DeCrescenzo, Torrance

1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet, Dick and Jan Wyckoff, El Segundo

1931 Ford Model A 160B Slant Window, Jim Beardsley, Redondo Beach

1931 Ford Model A, Terry Wagner, Fair Oaks

VII — Pre-War Chevrolet (1912-1942)

1917 Chevrolet 490 Speedster Race Car, Noel Park, Rancho Palos Verdes

1931 Chevrolet Independence AE Coach, Bernie Merry and Julia Eckstein , Cypress

1932 Chevrolet 3 Window Coupe, Ed Gabaldon, Torrance

1936 Chevrolet Coupe Delivery, David Gonzales, San Pedro

1936 Chevrolet Phaeton, David Gonzales, San Pedro

1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe, Alonso Guerrero, Los Angeles

1939 Chevrolet 4-Door Master 85 Convertible, Walter Teronez (Owner) & Tutu Buresch (Driver), La Puente

1939 Chevrolet 4-Door Master Deluxe, Jim Diaz, Torrance

1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Convertible, Lou Roupoli, Rancho Palos Verdes

1942 Chevrolet Special Deluxe, Richard Luna, Wilmington

VIII — Utility Vehicles

1911 Maxwell AB Fire Chief’s Car, Chuck Richardson and Brian McEntee, Altadena

1914 Ford Depot Hack, Lenny and Barbara Heuser, Torrance

1917 Ford Model T Fire Engine, Carl Laski, Cypress

1929 Ford Model A Deluxe Panel Delivery Truck, Dan & Liz Fitzgerald, Palos Verdes Estates

1931 Ford 66-A Deluxe Pickup, Bruce Howe

1931 Ford AA Truck, Mike James, Fontana

1936 Divco-Twin Coach Helms Bakeries, Eric Breslow, Northridge

1936 Chevrolet Panel Truck, David Gonzales, San Pedro

1942 Packard Ambulance, Automobile Driving Museum, El Segundo

IX — Post-War French Touring

1950 Talbot Lago T26 Record Chapron Coupe, Tom and Shannon Hartman , Rancho Palos Verdes

1953 Ford Comete, Richard Plavetich, Laguna Beach

1955 Facel Vega FV1, John Boccardo, Palm Springs

1956 Facel Vega FV2B, Edd Ashley, Mentone

1958 Facel Vega FVS-FV4 Hemi Coupe, Hilary Raab, Jr., Crown Point

1959 Simca Oceane Cabriolet, Dr. Doug and Carolyn Armstrong, Poway

1966 Peugeot 404 Cabriolet, Chris and Julie Hawkins, San Francisco

1973 Citroen SM, John Boccardo, Palm Springs

X — Post-War European Luxury

1948 Bentley Mark VI DHC, David and June Simon, Gardena

1949 Bentley Mark VI DHC, Paige and Bill Baker, Jr., Santa Ana

1953 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, David Beugen, Manhattan Beach

1953 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet, Arthur and Jean Hadley, Rolling Hills

1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I, Howard & Betty Green, Victorville

1965 Jaguar Mark 10, Steve and Cindi Kirby, Dove Canyon92614

1968 Aston Martin DBS Saloon, Cort Rockwood, Tustin Ranch

1969/70 BMW 2800 CS, Murray Fowler, Costa Mesa

1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Coupe, Joaquin Vaquerano, Los Angeles

1972 Jaguar XJ6, Mike Zavos & Jennifer Hanson, Fallbrook

XI — American Fins (1948-1960)

1949 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, Michelle & Herman Desser, Northridge

1954 Buick Skylark, Roland Scott, Lonb Beach

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible, Sal Martin, Cypress

1957 DeSoto Adventurer Coupe, Jim Davidson, Encino

1957 Ford Thunderbird, Sandy Blaser, Diamond Bar

1957 Lincoln Premier Convertible, Jennifer and Matt Allyn, Long Beach

1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, Jerry Cochran, Los Alamitos

1958 Plymouth Fury Coupe , Bob Hansen, Rancho Palos Verdes

1959 Buick Electra Convertible, Richard & Scott Brewbaker, Anaheim

1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Coupe, Hiram Bond & Paul Marcelino, Rancho Palos Verdes

1959 Plymouth Sport Fury , Alexander Lehr, Hollywood

1960 Plymouth Fury Convertible, Denny Grundy, Trabuco Canyon

XII — Pony Cars (1964-1974)

1964 1/2 Ford Mustang, Steven Grant, San Pedro

1965 Ford Mustang, Jerry Gutierrez, Rialto

1967 Plymouth Barracuda, Frank Chirat, Mission Viejo

1968 Pontiac Firebird, Jim and Lissa Thomson, San Diego

1969 Chevrolet Z28 Camaro, Michael and Lisa Kellogg, Playa del Rey

1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible, John Bateman, San Pedro

1969 Pontiac 400 Firebird, Chris Larsen, San Diego

1969 Dodge Challenger, Jeff Jones, Fullerton

1970 AMC Javelin Mark Donohue, Emily Gebhard, Laguna Niguel

1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302, Gary Boyd, Gardena

XIII — American Muscle (1960-1972)

1950 Oldsmobile 88 Holiday 303 (135 HP), Keith Berg, Long Beach

1962 Dodge Dart 413 (410 HP), Blaine Bilyk, Adrossan

1964 Pontiac GTO 421 (360 HP), Tenney Fairchild, Los Angeles

1970 Ford Torino Cobra 429 (370 HP), John Chencharick, Colton

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 (450 HP) , Tyler Lee, Alhambra

1970 Pontiac GTO 455 (360 HP), Steve Herbert, Agoura Hills

1970 Buick GSX 455 (350 HP), Steve Herbert, Agoura Hills

1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 455 (365 HP), Robert Stokes, Buellton

1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee 426 (425 HP), Greg Joseph, Long Beach

Post-War European Sports Under 3

1954 Austin Healey Model 100, Don Fisher, Arcadia

1955 Austin Healey 100 BN1, George Keens, San Pedro

1955 MG TF 1500, Tony Ardolino, Torrance

1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 CCS, Dr. Jayson and Sally Hymes, Beverly Hills

1958 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Cabriolet, Dominic Petruzzi, Newport Beach92663

1958 Morgan +4 Roadster, Karen Embrey, Newbury Park

1960 Lotus Elite, Will Nighswonger, Dana Point

1960/61 Fiat Pininfarina 1500 Osca, Douglas Anderson, Altadena

1963 Alfa Romeo Spider, Art Russell, Los Angeles

1967 NSU TT, J. J. Rowley, Valley Center

1969 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce 1750, Chuck Schwartz, Redondo Beach

XV — Jaguar Sports XK120,140,150 (1948

1949 Jaguar XK 120 , Tony Vincent, West Hollywood

1956 Jaguar XK 140 Roadster, Robert Huntington, North Tustin

1956 Jaguar XK 140 FHC, Philip Ludwig, Manhattan Beach

1957 Jaguar XK 140 DHC, Philip Ludwig, Manhattan Beach

XVI — Jaguar E-Type (1961-1974)

1962 Jaguar E-Type OTS Series 1, Sarkis Kassardjian, Palos Verdes Estates

1962 Jaguar E-Type OTS Series 1, Stephen and Julie Russell, Pasadena

1962 Jaguar E-Type FHC Series 1, Tony D’Alessandro, Culver City

1964 Jaguar E-Type FHC Series 1, Ronald Nazeley, Los Angeles

1965 Jaguar E-Type FHC Series 1, Ron & Donna Avery, Winnetka

1967 Jaguar E-Type OTS Series 1, Charlie Hallums, Irvine

1968 Jaguar E-Type FHC Series 1-1/2, Frank Tillman, Glendale

1969 Jaguar E-Type OTS Series 2, George Trahan, Palos Verdes Estates

1969 Jaguar E-Type FHC Series 2, Ken Brown and E. Carol Dales, Long Beach

1970 Jaguar E-Type FHC Series 2, Bill & Ginger Streitenberger, Palos Verdes Estates

1971 Jaguar E-Type FHC Series 2, Craig Lichtenstein, Sherman Oaks

XVII — Porsche 356

1953 Porsche Pre-A Cabriolet, James and Vicki Scrimger, Rancho Palos Verdes

1955 Porsche 356 Pre-A Continental, Jack Reich, Rancho Santa Fe

1958 Porsche Carrera GT Speedster, Greg Young, Santa Barbara

1960 Porsche 356 B , Stephen Hoskins, Altadena

1963 Porsche 356 B, Jaime Juarez, Long Beach

1964 Porsche 356 C, Mo Sadrpour, Los Angeles

XVIII — Porsche 900 Series

1973 Porsche Carrera RS, Scott Hendry, Anaheim

1973 Porsche 911S , Linda and David Yerzley, Burbank

1976 Porsche 930 Turbo, Mike Regalia, Sun Valley

1979 Porsche 930 Turbo, Brett Keshtkar, Palos Verdes Estates

1984 Porsche 930, Chuck Bartron, Long Beach

1987 Porsche 959 Komfort, Jeff and Marge Lewis, Ketchum83340-6304

IXX — Ferrari

1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4, Paul & Sherrill Colony, Pasadena

1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS, Jim Gianopulos, Los Angeles

1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS, Rick Cigel, Los Angeles

1983 Ferrari 512 Bbi, Andrew Tymkiw, Irvine

1984 Ferrari 512 Bbi, Jay Glaser, Rolling Hills Estates

1986 Ferrari Testarossa, Ronald and Sonya Pinto, Long Beach

XX — Monte Carlo Rally Tribute

1955 Citroen 11BL Traction Avant, Tina Van Curen & Chuck Forward, Altadena

1955 Triumph TR2, Michael Andrews, Los Angeles

1960 Facel Vega Facellia, Mark Morgan, Rancho Palos Verdes

1961 Facel Vega Facellia, Cesar Rodes, Monrovia

1963 Jaguar XKE Roadster, Dave Segura, Valencia

1965 Riley Elf Mk I, Henry Camisasca, Irvine

1965/2000 Morris Downton Mini Cooper S, Henry Camisasca, Irvine

1966 Willys Interlagos, Rexford Parker, Huntington Beach

1969 Porsche 912-6, Kurt Zimmerman, Huntington Beach

1970 Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1.6 HF, Edward Levin, West Hollywood

Motorcycles

1920 Excelsior (Military WWI), Richard Morris, Torrance

1934 Husqvarna TT 500, Chris Carlson, El Segundo

1938 Harley Davidson , Frank and Mally Roque, Mission HIlls

1947 Indian Chief, Richard and Rebecca Terrones, Santa Ana

1954 BSA Shooting Star, Dave Zamiska, Huntington Beach

1956 Ariel Square Four w/Garrard Sidecar, James Shaffer, Hawthorne

1956 BMW R60 , Michael Gross, Woodland HIlls

1961 Ducati 175 Sport, Ernesto Quiroga, Long Beach

1965 Benelli 125 Sprite, Hugo and Anna Galina, Mission Viejo

1966 Ducati 125 Sport, Ted Henry, Torrance

1966 Norton Dominator, Yoshi Kosaka, Culver City

1966 Triumph Bonneville, Don Ott, Torrance

1969 Rickmann Royal Enfield Interceptor II, Gerald Hutche

Best quotes and sayings about car racing

How can you make a musician's car faster? Remove the Pizza sign - Dan Vignau

"Gotta work on the nut behind the wheel before you start fixing bolts on the car".

"Racing makes Heroin addiction look like a vague wish for something salty." -- Peter Egan

Colin Chapman: Simplify, then add lightness

Roger Penske: the harder you work, the luckier you become

Jackie Stewart: It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance

When you think you know it all, it's a sure sign you don't

The best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start with a large one and work down from there

On racers that favored implementation of restrictor plates:
"If they don't want to go that fast, all they have to do is lift...and somebody better tie a kerosene soaked wrag around their legs to keep the ants from eating their candy a$$!"

As an instructor getting into a car for the first session with a student:
"don't try and impres me, you won't." "don't try and scare me, I already am."

"Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers." -Colin McRae

"It's not a throttle-it's a detonator." -Jeremy Clarkson

"Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines." -Enzo Ferrari

"Racing is the best way to convert money into noise" - unknown

"To finish first, you must first finish" – unknown

Oversteer is hitting the wall with the back of the car,
understeer is hitting the wall with the front...

Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down. -Paul Newman

If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley

Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.
Torque is how far you take the wall with you.

"Cheap, fast and reliable. Pick two."

"Racing ... because golf, football, and baseball only require one ball." – Anonymous

Racing costs today exactly the same as it did twenty years ago.. it takes every penny you have.
- Unknown

I was doing fine until about mid-corner when I ran out of talent
- Unknown

Juan Manuel Fangio:
"Driving fast on the track does not scare me. What scares me is when I drive on the highway I get passed by some idiot who thinks he is Fangio."

Mario Andretti
“If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.”
"If you don't come walking back to the pits every once in a while holding a steering wheel in your hands, you're not trying hard enough"
"It is amazing how may drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down."

....it would have been cheaper to spend our money on cocaine and hookers....... ( at a bar, name unavailable)

You'll know you've made it.....when you wear out your rear tires.....before your front tires..... ( Former IP Champ and all around great fellow)

I KNOW I'm the slowest part on the car..... ( B. Wright, repeated too often....)

"Never run out of real estate, ideas and traction at the same time." - seen on a Track Daze T-shirt

"Oh yes. It's not when you brake but when you take them off that counts. Most people don't understand that." - Jackie Stewart

"Cornering perfectly is like bringing a woman to climax.” - Jackie Stewart

"He who turns least wins." Ross Bentley

Poverty is owning a racecar. (bumper sticker)

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well-preserved piece...but to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, and defiantly shouting "wow, what a ride." (On the back of a race car trailer somewhere).

"Here, hold my beer" - anybody before doing something arguably awesome

Wide open until you see God, then brake – unknown

Speed costs, how fast do you want to go?

Friend of mine used to say: "Hang on, saw this in a cartoon, I think I can pull it off."

From http://www.performanceforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67257804

“What’s behind me is not important.” — Raul Julia as fictional Italian racer driver “Franco” in the 1976 low-budget movie “The Gumball Rally.” As he utters the line, he rips the rearview mirror from his 1972 Ferrari Daytona and cavalierly tosses it over his shoulder.

“Second place is just the first-place loser.” — Dale Earnhardt.

“Ferrari’s a&$ is mine.” — The late Carroll Shelby colorfully vowing to take the world sports car constructor’s championship from Ferrari.

“Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.” — Enzo Ferrari’s response to the dawn of the aerodynamics era in racing that was ushered in by companies like Jaguar and Porsche.

“I make my cars to go, not to stop.” — Ettore Bugatti, in response to a customer’s complaint about the antiquated cable-operated brakes on the Bugatti Type 35 sports car.

“The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.” — Sir Henry Royce on the value proposition of the Rolls-Royce automobile.

“It doesn’t cost any more to make something pretty.” — Jaguar Cars founder Sir William Lyons on the design philosophy of his firm.

from Hagerty collector car ins http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-articles-resources/Features/News/All-Articles/2013/01/15/Famous-Automotive-Quotes?utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Hagerty%20Weekly%20News%2001-21-2013

A bad day at the racetrack beats a good day at the office

Racing is the constant search for the weakest link. -Duane Bailey

If everything seems to be in control, you're not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti

You show me a racer that says that he's never forgotten to tighten his lug nuts, and I'll show you a liar.

Guys, you can date whomever you want, but marry a girl who can back up a trailer. - Michael Martin Murphy

Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow. - Abner Perney

If lightning strikes while you're in the car it's your fault. - Doc Bundy

Duct tape is The Force: It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

Better to be a racer for a moment then a spectator for a lifetime.

Hands OFF the steering wheel when a meeting with the tire wall is imminent.

DNF beats DNS. (Did Not Finish beats Did Not Start)

To win is to drive as slowly as possible without relinquishing the lead.

The ideal racecar will expire 100 yards past the finish line. - Stirling Moss

The racing driver needs to be fed a diet of other racing drivers. - Carroll Smith

You can't make a racehorse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

If a part can be installed incorrectly, it will be. - Murphy's Law

Racing ... it's life. Everything that comes before or after is just waiting. -Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen in "LeMans")

Friends don't let friends apex early.

If you spin in turn seven, and no one actually sees it ... then did you really spin in turn seven?

Oversteer scares passengers; understeer scares drivers.

If I had all the money I'd spent on cars ... I'd spend it all on cars. - Scott Fisher

Straights are for fast cars. Turns are for fast drivers.

Racing is the process of turning money into noise.

Racing costs today exactly the same as it did twenty years ago ... it takes every penny you have.

DRIVER HAS NO CASH (lettered under the driver's window on the race car)

90% of the race is half mental. - Paraphrase from Yogi

Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have. - Mario Andretti

A meteorite hitting your car is an accident; anything else is driver error.

When you put on your helmet... you're invincible. - John Force

What's-a behind a me is-a not important! - Franco Beltline (Raul Julia in "Gumball Rally")

If you can leave two parallel solid black lines from the exit of one turn, to the entrance of the next, THEN you have sufficient power. (Or you're a drifter)

Flat out 'til you see God, then brake.

Nothing good has ever been written about the full rotation of a racecar about its roll axis. - Carroll Smith

Racecar spelled backwards is still racecar.

this last group found on http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/great-racing-quotes/19705/page1/

Jean-Pierre Sarti: Before you leave I want to tell you something. Not about the others, but about myself. I used to go to pieces. I'd see an accident like that and be so weak inside that I wanted to quit - stop the car and walk away. I could hardly make myself go past it. But I'm older now. When I see something really horrible, I put my foot down. Hard! Because I know that everyone else is lifting his.

Louise Frederickson: What a terrible way to win.

Jean-Pierre Sarti: No, there is no terrible way to win. There is only winning.

top ten reasons racing is better then sex

1)You're Expected to Burn Rubber 

2) It's Ok to be a spectator 

3) There is a pit crew to help you out 

4) The faster you are the better you are 

5) It lasts for several hours 

6) It's acceptable to tailgate 

7) You're supposed to finish first 

8) Earplugs are ok to drown out noise 

9)You don't have to kiss the race car 

10) You get a trophy when you finish

Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Understeer is when you hit it with the front.

from the Carrera Panamericana; I think that it was Clay Smith who said, after a reporter asked him what he would do if his Lincoln were to go into the crowd; 'I'd turn on the wipers.'

“The winner ain’t the one with the fastest car, it’s the one who refuses to lose.”
-Dale Earnhardt

“If you can’t drive fast with 90 hp, then 900 hp will not help you.”
-Bob Hall

“Racing top fuel is for people who love work and hate money.”
-Brendan Murry

“The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.”
-Murray Walker

“Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second.”
-Bobby Unser

“Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers.”
-Colin Mcrae

“Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.”
-Enzo Ferrari

“If I had all the money I’d spent on cars … I’d spend it all on cars.”
-Scott Fisher

“It might sound stupid, but I don’t enter a race to win - I enter a race because I love racing.”
-Bronte Campbell

“I love speed. I love racing cars, whether it’s on the streets or wherever. Don’t tell the St. Louis police, though.”
-Nelly

“You win a race, the next race it’s a question mark. Are you still the best or not? That’s what is funny. But that’s what is interesting. And that’s what is challenging. You have to prove yourself every time.”
-Michael Schumacher

“Really, you should always discuss the defeats because you can learn much more from failure than from success.”
-Niki Lauda

“Sometimes you need to ease off in order to go faster”
-Jackie Stewart

https://forums.hagerty.com/t/13-racing-quotes-to-know/9353